Preston Live Responds to Rickett's Refusal to Debate

OMAHA, NE - Preston Love has issued the following statement after Pete Ricketts publicly declined a joint debate invitation from Nebraska Public Media, the Nebraska Examiner, the Lincoln Journal Star, the Omaha World Herald, and the KRVN radio network:  

“Why would a sitting Senator, a public servant, respond so flippantly to an invitation from some of Nebraska’s largest news outlets for an opportunity to speak to voters? Does he really believe that voters should not be given an opportunity to make an informed choice at the ballot box? 

Does Pete Ricketts think he is above the democratic process? I believe it is important for all candidates, elected officials, and even party-appointed officials like Ricketts to engage in public debate.

Is Pete Ricketts afraid to have an open discussion on the issues because he knows that the discerning voters of Nebraska are tired of his extremist positions and one-party rule? 

Does Pete Ricketts have a problem sharing airtime with our state’s first African American Senate candidate representing one of two major parties in the General Election?

These are the questions I pose to Pete Ricketts after his comments today and tardy negative response to the invitation put forth by some of our state’s finest news outlets.”